THE only really democratic experiment, beside our own, going on in the world to-day, is that of the English Australian colonies. All others are more or less disturbed by the political or social ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australians fired up barbecues and wore tight-fit swim trunks called "budgy smugglers" to voting centres as they welcomed election day on Saturday with some unique and quirky ...

"The ocean is right there. So a lot of people come up from especially down in Bondi. They come out of the water and come vote. Me, honestly, I could have worn my clothes, but I actually enjoy it. I ...

Democracies worldwide are suffering from legitimacy problems. This is reflected in low levels of public trust in key political institutions, the polarisation of politics, and the erosion of public ...

Modern Australia has been built by countless individual acts of service, bravery, ambition and kindness – resources that we ...

New research led by Western Sydney University, in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Wesley College Melbourne, reveals how Australia's major print newspapers have played ...

In late 2021, as Australian cities were seeing anti-lockdown and anti-vaxxer protests against the country’s long-running pandemic restrictions and newly implemented vaccine mandates, Donald Trump Jr.

When Australians are asked what the core values of the nation and its people are, there often is a collective self-conscious shuffling of feet. Coyness is a virtue, but the answer is simple and has ...

Yang Hengjun, a China-born Australian democracy blogger, received a suspended death sentence from a Chinese court on Monday. The Australian government, which has consistently advocated for Yang, ...

A report published by Human Rights Watch on Wednesday found that the Chinese government has monitored, harassed and intimidated pro-democracy Chinese students residing in Australia, including one ...

With a federal election just a few weeks away, it’s time to put Australia’s system and political flaws into context. By Damien Cave The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia ...